Combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette maker



Aug. 1, 1939. A. J. PLAMAN ET AL COMBINATION TOBACCO RECEPTACLE ANDCIGARETTE MAKER Filed Sept. 27, 1957 INVENTOR. AZZber't J PZama n JohnThompson ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 1, 1939 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE Albert J. Plaman andJohn Thompson, Newhall, and Olav Hovden, Fairmont, Calif.

Application September 27, 1937, Serial No. 165,800

8 Claims.

Our invention relates to a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarettemaker and the objects of our invention are:

First, to provide a tobacco pocket case which is substantially ofconventional form, made of meta1, together with a device in connectiontherewith for forming and filling a cigarette paper to form a cigarette;

Second, to provide a device of this class which collapses so that theshape when ready to place in the pocket is practically the same inappearance as the conventional metal tobacco case or receptacle;

Third, to provide a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette makerin which the ciga rette-making apparatus may be secured in position inthe case when not in use as a cigarette maker;

Fourth, to provide a device of this class in which the cigarette makeris easy to operate and in which the cigarette paper is gradually pushedoif of the making device as the tobacco is packed into the cigarettepaper;

Fifth, to provide a device of this class with a novel packing means forpacking the tobacco into the paper;

Sixth, to provide a device of this class which is foldable andcollapsible; and

Seventh, to provide a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette makerwhich is very simple and economical of construction, easy to operate,efficient in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or getout of order.

With these and other objects in View as will appear hereinafter, ourinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions as will behereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and tothe characters of reference thereon which form a part of thisapplication in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of our combination tobaccoreceptacle and cigarette maker when in folded collapsed position readyto be placed in the pocket of the user; Fig. 2 is 2. Ion-- gitudinalsectional view taken from the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectional view taken from the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 isa fragmentary bottom end view taken from the line l--4 of Fig. 1 andFig. 5 is a side elevational view of the device complete when inposition ready for use for making a cigarette, showing the cigarettepaper in dash line positioned thereon showing a portion broken away tofacilitate the illustration.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawing. 5-

The tobacco case I, tobacco case cover 2, cigarette forming tube 3,sleeve 4, tamping member 5, rod 6, and the spring member 7 constitutethe principal parts and portions of our combination tobacco receptacleand cigarette maker.

The tobacco case I is of conventional metal form provided with an insetbottom la, as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the lower edges; ofwhich are rolled as shown. best in Fig. 2 of the drawing. It ispreferably made fiat so that J it fits into the pocket and is easy andconvenient to carry. It is provided near its upper end with a ridgeportion lb which forms a groove lc at the inner side. Positioned somedistance from the upper edge of the case hinged at one side by means ofhinge members 2a is the case cover 2 which is adapted to fit down overthe upper end of the case and opens up as shown by dotted lines in Fig.2 of the drawing but fits down and covers the upper edge down to theridge lb as shown by solid lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing. Mounted inthe one side and fitting in the groove I is a metal partition 4a, shownbest in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, which extends only part way acrossthe upper end, as 30 shown in Fig. 3. This partition 40. is providedwith an opening ib therein, and surrounding this opening and extendingupwardly so that the lid when closed will rest on its upper side is arubber sleeve member 4. This sleeve member 4 fits snugly on a tube 3which is the cigarette forming tube and fills the space between thepartition 40. and the upper side of the cap 2 but permits the shiftingof the tube 3 longitudinally in said sleeve. The cap 2 is also providedwith a hole 2a. centrally to permit the shifting of the cigarette makingtube 3. This tube 3 is slightly longer than a cigarette and is providedon its inwardly extending end with an outwardly flanged bell-shaped end31% and is reciprocally mounted in the partition 4a, sleeve 4, and cover2. Reciprocally mounted in this tube 3 is a tamping member which isprovided with an extended lug Ed on one side which is adapted to engagethe end of tube 3 at the bell-shaped portion for shifting the tube 3outwardly ready for preparing a cigarette, as shown by dotted lines inFig. 5 of the drawing. This member 5 is also provided with a pluralityof stepped portions 5b which are adapted to engage the tobacco when themember is reciprocated in the tube for tamping the tobacco and causingit to move outwardly in the tube 3 in the paper covering for thecigarette. Pivotally connected to the one end of the tamping member 5 isa rod 6 by means of a pin 6a. This rod 6 extends outwardly through ahole I d in the bottom member I and is of sufiicient length to be usedas a plunger for shifting the tubular member 3 outwardly to the positionshown in Fig. 5 of the drawing. This rod member 6 is provided in itsoutwardly extending end with a wire spring member I which is U-shapedand adapted to be sprung into the bottom portion above the roll portionle, thus latching the rod 6 in folded position up against the bottom ofthe case, as shown best in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 of the drawing.

The operation of our combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette makeris as follows:

When the case and cigarette maker are in folded and collapsed positionas shown in Fig. 1, the case may be filled with tobacco or used withtobacco therein in the usual manner, the space between the edge of thepartition and the other side of the open end of the case may be used forremoving or placing tobacco in the case and the cover hinges in theconventional and usual manher as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. When it is desired to make a cigarette,

the spring member I is compressed and the rod member 6 is hinged on thepin 6a. so that it extends in alignment with the member 5 and the tube3. Then the rod 6 is pressed inwardly until the lug 5a reaches the endof the tube 3, forces the tube 3 outwardly to a position as shown inFig. 5 of the drawing. A cigarette paper is then rolled around theoutwardly extending tube 3, as shown by dash lines in Fig. 5 of thedrawing, and the end is closed. Then, by reciprocating the rod 5together with the tamping member 5 the casing being positioned so thatthe tube 3 is on the lower side as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing, thetobacco is then packed or tamped and forced into the cover 0 and thepaper is forced off of the end of the tube 3 after which the upper endis closed, then the casing member is turned so that the tube 3 extendsupwardly, then the rod '6 is withdrawn, the tube 3 pressed downwardlyinto closed position, the rod 6 then pulled up against the bottom andthe spring I with its ends pressed between the edges of the bottomsupported by the rounded portion le and the case is then ready to bereplaced in the pocket of the user.

Though We have shown and described a particular construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, we do not wish to belimited to this particular construction, combination, and arrangement,but desire to include in the scope of our invention the construction,combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette maker, a casingprovided with a partition at one side near its upper end, extending overa portion only of the upper open end of said casing, a cover hinged atone side on said casing, a sleeve interposed between said partition andsaid cover, a tubular member reciprocally mounted in said partition,sleeve, and cover, and a tamping member reciprocally mounted in saidsleeve.

2. In a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette maker, a casingprovided with a partition at one side near its upper end, extending overa portion only of the upper open end oi said casing, a cover hinged atone side on said casing, a sleeve interposed between said partition andsaid cover, a tubular member reciprocally mounted in said partition,sleeve, and cover, a tamping member reciprocally mounted in said sleeve,and a rod pivotally connected to said tamping member and extendingoutwardly through the lower side of the casing and reciprocally mountedin the bottom of said casing, said tamping member being provided with alug adapted to engage said tubular member for shifting said tubularmember outwardly in the upper end of said casing.

3. In a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette maker, a casingprovided with a partition at one side near its upper end, extending overa portion only of the upper open end of said casing, a cover hinged atone side on said casing, a sleeve interposed between said partition andsaid cover, a tubular member reciprocally mounted in said partition,sleeve, and cover, a tamping member reciprocally mounted in said sleeve,a rod pivotally connected to said tamping member and extending outwardlythrough the lower side of the casing and reciprocally mounted in thebottom of said casing, said tamping member being provided with a lugadapted to engage said tubular member for shifting said tubular memberoutwardly in the upper end of said casing, said casing being providedwith a raised bottom, and said rod adapted to fit into said raisedbottom.

4. In a combination tobacco receptacle and cigarette maker, a casingprovided with a partition at one side near its upper end, extending overa portion only of the upper open end of said casing, a cover hinged atone side on said casing, a sleeve interposed between said partition andsaid cover, a tubular member reciprocally mounted in said partition,sleeve, and cover, a tamping member reciprocally mounted in said sleeve,a rod pivotally connected to said tamping member and extending outwardlythrough the lower side of the casing and reciprocally mounted in thebottom of said casing, said tamping member being provided with a lugadapted to engage said tubular member for shifting said tubular memberoutwardly in the upper end of said casing, said casing being providedwith a raised bottom forming ledges, said rod being adapted to fit intosaid raised bottom and a spring member pivotally connected to theextended end of said rod and adapted to fit between the ledges of theraised portions of said bottom for holding said rod against said bottom.

5. In a device of the class described, a metallic casing provided with acover hinged at one side thereof, said casing provided with a groove aslight distance from the upper open end of said casing, a partitionpositioned in said groove extending over only a portion of the open endof said casing, a cigarette forming tube reciprocally mounted in saidcover and said partition, and a tamping member with one end reciprocallymounted in said tube and provided with a lug adapted to engage one endof said tube for forcing said tube outwardly in said partition andcover.

6. In a device of the class described, a metallic casing provided with acover hinged at one side thereof, said casing provided with a groove aslight distance from the upper open end of said casing, a partitionpositioned in said groove extendingover only a portion of the open endof said casing, a cigarette forming tube reciprocally mounted in saidcover and said partition, a tamping member with one end reciprocallymounted in said tube and provided with a lug adapted to engage one endof said tube for forcing said tube outwardly in said partition andcover, and a rod pivotally connected with the one end of said tampingmember, its other end extending through the bottom of said casing.

7. In a device of the class described, a metallic casing provided with acover hinged at one side thereof, said casing provided with a groove aslight distance from the upper open end of said casing, a partitionpositioned in said groove extending over only a portion of the open endof said casing, a cigarette forming tube reciprocally mounted in saidcover and said partition, a tamping member with one end reciprocallymounted in said tube and provided with a lug adapted to engage one endof said tube for forcing said tube outwardly in said partition andcover, a rod pivotally connected with the one end of said tampingmember, its other end extending through the bottom of said casing, and aspring member mounted on the extended end of said rod and adapted to fitin the bottom of said casing for holding said rod against said casingbottom.

8. In a device of the class described, a metallic casing provided with acover hinged at one side thereof, said casing provided with a groove aslight distance from the upper open end of said casing, a partitionpositioned in said groove extending over only a portion of the open endof said casing, a cigarette forming tube reciprocally mounted in saidcover and said partition, a tamping member with one end reciprocallymounted in said tube and provided with a lug adapted to engage one endof said tube for forcing said tube outwardly in said partition andcover, a rod pivotally connected with the one end of said tampingmember, its other end extending through the bottom of said casing, and aspring member mounted on the extended end of said rod and adapted to fitin the bottom of said casing for holding said rod against said casing,said tamping member consisting of a thin plate provided with a pluralityof stepped members for engaging the tobacco for forcing it outwardlyinto said tube.

ALBERT J. PLAMAN. OLAV HOVDEN. JOHN THOMPSON.

